The apex socio-cultural organisation in Igbo land, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked the Presidency to jettison the call to name the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) after Queen Elizabeth University of Nigeria, saying such move can be best for Aso Rock in Abuja or other parts of the North. This...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says days of wanton manipulation of election results are over in Nigeria, as it has blocked all avenues for such. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, INEC said this at a Stakeholder Roundtable on Election Result Management and the Launch of the Election Results Analysis...
President Muhammadu Buhari says despite the disruptions in global economy and internal troubles, the Nigerian economy has continued to be resilient and maintain an upward trajectory. The president stated this at the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on the National Economy, on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the...
Staff members of the Ogun House of Assembly and lawmakers on Friday welcomed back the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, to the assembly after his travail with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the speaker was ushered into his office by the...
The Nigerian Navy on Friday handed over 627 bags of smuggled parboiled rice, 57 parcels of Indian hemp and one suspect to the Nigerian Customs Service and the NDLEA. Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the navy, Capt. James Otache, said the handover was the outcome of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina – Katsina State Government has announced total ban on the sale and smoking of Shisha and other non-medical substances across the state with immediate effect. Governor Aminu Masari have the ban in a statement issued by the state Director of Information, Alhaji Buhari Mamman-Daura, on...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Federal Government has ordered that all flags in the country and missions abroad be flown at half-mast on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12, to honour the death of Queen Elizabeth 11. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement...
Some prominent Nigerians from different walks of life in the South-East have paid glowing tribute to the late British Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Thursday at the age of 96. Many hailed her for being the longest-serving monarch, having been on the throne for 70 years. They...
Miss Joy Orhuna, a 33-year-old former job applicant and beneficiary of Federal Government’s N-Power programme has built a three-bedroom house for her mother in Benue. N-Power is a scheme set up by President Muhammadu Buhari on June 8, 2016 to address youth unemployment and help to increase social development....
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHAMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State House of Assembly on Thursday screened and confirmed six commissioner-nominees sent by the State Governor, Bala Mohammed. The lawmakers had, on Wednesday, screened and confirmed only one of the nominees, Maryam Bagel, who was said to have been cleared by the Code...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 1,460 suspects have been arrested for kidnapping, armed robbery, rape and other crimes in 722 cases across Bauchi, the Commissioner of Police in the State, Umar Sanda has said. CP Sands also disclosed that about six AK-47 riffles, 23 dane guns,...
The Anambra Government has sealed up operations in a section of Wintess Garden Annexe, Ifite Awka, over a viral pool sex video that was linked to the facility. The Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr Donatus Onyenji, who signed the order dated Sept. 8, said the action was...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has reaffirmed its stand on the report of the monitoring team for APC Yobe North primary election. INEC stated this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja on Thursday. ” The attention...
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has appealed to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to partner with it on issuance of travel documents to seafarers. The Comptroller General of Immigration, Mr Isah Jere, made the appeal during a working visit to NIMASA headquarters in Lagos on Thursday....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari says he received with immense sadness news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom. The Nigerian leader made his feelings known in a condolence message issued by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday in Abuja. He...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of three children in a building collapse that occurred in Dutse Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse on Thursday. DSP Shiisu...
The Federal Government says it will no longer be business as usual for unproductive civil servants as there are sanctions for incompetence. Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo disclosed this at the 2022 Ministerial Service Award for Labour Sector on Thursday in Abuja. The...
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday. She was 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a short statement, triggering 10 days of national mourning and an outpouring of tributes to her...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has distributed fourteen million, five hundred and eighty thousand naira (N14,580,000) alongside one thousand three hundred and sixty-six bags of grains to 683 volunteers helping the military to fight Boko Haram in Bama town. Zulum has been in Bama...
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Imo on Sept. 13 to inaugurate projects completed by the Gov. Hope Uzodimma -led government. Imo Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Declan Emelumba, disclosed this on Wednesday in Owerri while speaking with newsmen after the weekly meeting of the State Executive Council. Mr....